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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma are received by Indian President Pratibha Singh Patil and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a ceremonial reception at the President Palace in New Delhi, India, on June 18, 2008. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Summer scenery of Xanadu site in N China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Summer scenery of Xanadu site in N China's Inner Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:14 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aerial footage of the Xanadu site STORYLINE: As summer arrives, the relic site of Xanadu in north China's Inner Mongolia is cradled by an emerald green grassland. As one of the best-preserved sites of the capital cities of Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in China, the Xanadu site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2012. #China #Xanadu #relic #WorldHeritage Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hohhot, China. (XHTV)

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UK celebrates annual Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: UK celebrates annual Dragon Boat Festival DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:32 LOCATION: MANCHESTER, U.K. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the dragon boat race 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAMERON MAXWELL, Paddler, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer team 4. various of the dragon boat race 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRACEY, Spectator 6. various of the dragon boat race 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL DENNETT, Salford's mayor 8. various of performances to celebrate the festival 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YANG HANXIN, Chairman, Xinhua Chinese Association STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent "Listen to the drumbeats and cheers! This is a dragon boat race heating up on Saturday in Salford, in Britain's Greater Manchester. With 40 amateur teams competing, this race is just one part of this year's UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival." Launched in 2012, this event has gained popularity in the country and across Europe. As t

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is seen from the newly named Tokyo Tower street leading up to it in the Japanese capital on Dec. 18, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows photographers and tourists taking the pictures of the "diamond Fuji" phenomenon, or a diamond ring-like sun on the edge of Mt. Fuji, on Feb 18, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Local gov't to apply for landing on Senkaku islands

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from front to back) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Tokyo metropolitan government will soon seek permission from the national government to send a party to the disputed islands, parts of which it plans to buy from a Japanese owner, a senior metropolitan government official said July 18, 2012.

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Students send messages to U.S. teen who found tsunami-swept ball

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of Kesen Junior High School's basketball club in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, show a ball on June 28, 2012, on which they have written "Thank you" and other messages in English and Japanese, as well as other gifts for Aleasha Hohorst, an 18-year-old American girl who returned a basketball with the school's name on it after finding it in Alaska in March 2012, a year after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Students send messages to U.S. teen who found tsunami-swept ball

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of Kesen Junior High School's basketball club in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, show a ball on June 28, 2012, on which they have written "Thank you" and other messages in English and Japanese, for Aleasha Hohorst, an 18-year-old American girl who returned a basketball with the school's name on it after finding it in Alaska in March 2012, a year after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

LOS ANGELES, United States - Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer unveils Surface, the company's first tablet computer., in Los Angeles on June 18, 2012.

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Freed Nepalese man at his Kathmandu home

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (L), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves, with his wife Radha (C) and their second daughter Alisha standing next to him, from the balcony of their home in Kathmandu on June 17, 2012. Mainali returned home the previous day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nippon Life Insurance's Uno wins world industry prize

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Nippon Life Insurance Co. Executive Adviser Ikuo Uno (R) receives the 2012 Insurance Hall of Fame award in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 18, 2012, for making a "lasting contribution to the insurance industry."

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Microsoft unveils Surface tablet computer

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo taken in Los Angeles on June 18, 2012, shows Microsoft Co.'s Surface, the company's first tablet computer.

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G-20 leaders in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pose for photos in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, the first day of a two-day summit meeting. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-20 leaders in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pose for photos in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, the first day of a two-day summit meeting. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

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G-20 leaders in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) and other leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pose for photos in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, the first day of a two-day summit meeting. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

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U.S. protest against reactor restart in Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Members of an environmental group demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on June 18, 2012, to protest against the planned restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Noda, Calderon in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) is greeted by Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the Group of 20 summit. (Pool photo)

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Alaska's Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. Four Japanese climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012.

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Noda, Calderon in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Mexican President Felipe Calderon shake hands in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the Group of 20 summit. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Obama at G-20 summit

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R), sitting, attends the Group of 20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012. To the left is U.S. President Barack Obama. (Pool photo)

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (top L) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012.

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Noda, Yudhoyono meet in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shake hands prior to their talks in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the Group of 20 summit. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Putin talk in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers a reporter's questions after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Putin talk in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to their talks in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Sake makers from disaster-hit areas serve samples in London

LONDON, Britain - Thirteen Japanese sake makers from 10 prefectures in Japan including Miyagi and Iwate, most severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, take part in a tasting event in London on June 18, 2012, designed to demonstrate Japanese culture pertaining to sake as well as recovery progress in the wake of the damage caused by the disaster.

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Noda, Putin talk in Mexico

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012, ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies. They agreed to reactivate negotiations to resolve their countries' long-standing territorial dispute. (Pool photo)

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Suu Kyi leaves for Ireland

OSLO, Norway - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Oslo, Norway, for Ireland on June 18, 2012. To the right is Bono of rock band U2.

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NEC's LifeTouch tablet

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a NEC Corp.-made LifeTouch tablet computer in Tokyo on June 18, 2012. NEC will launch on July 5, 2012, in Japan a 10.1-inch model of its LifeTouch tablet computer series for family use.

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Japan lose 1-4 to U.S. in women's soccer Olympic warm-up

HALMSTAD, Sweden - Abby Wambach (L) celebrates after scoring the second goal for the United States during the first half of a game in an exhibition tournament in Halmstad, Sweden, on June 18, 2012. 2nd from L is Alex Morgan. Japan lost to the United States 1-4. Seen in front is Japan's Homare Sawa.

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Japan's K supercomputer loses top spot

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows "K," a supercomputer developed by Japanese state-backed major research institute Riken. "K" has lost top spot for computing speed to a U.S. supercomputer, according to a biannual ranking announced by the U.S.-European TOP500 project on June 18, 2012.

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Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on June 18, 2012. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

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Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

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Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

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Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

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Spider-Man at Osaka tower

OSAKA, Japan - Spider-Man hangs upside down at Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka, western Japan, on June 18, 2012, during an event to promote the new Spider-Man movie.

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Spider-Man at Osaka tower

OSAKA, Japan - Spider-Man climbs Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka, western Japan, on June 18, 2012, in an event to promote the new Spider-Man movie.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves after a press conference in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to Nepal earlier in the day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. He is flanked by his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala (L) and his wife Radha.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gives a press conference in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to Nepal earlier in the day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. He is flanked by his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala (L) and elder brother Indra.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (2nd from L), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gives a press conference in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to Nepal earlier in the day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. To the left is his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, is reunited with his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala at Kathmandu's airport on June 16, 2012, upon his return home for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (L), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and his wife Radha wave from the balcony of their home in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned home for the first time in 18 years the same day after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and his wife Radha smile aboard an airplane bound for Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned home for the first time in 18 years the same day after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. (Pool photo)

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and his wife Radha (R) walk toward their home in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to his home country for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gestures to his mother and others who awaited him at Kathmandu's airport on June 16, 2012, upon his return home for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. To the right is his wife Radha who traveled with him from Japan.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali, the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gestures to his mother and others who awaited him at Kathmandu's airport on June 16, 2012, upon his return home for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, is reunited with his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala at Kathmandu's airport on June 16, 2012, upon his return home for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves at reporters upon arrival at Bangkok's airport from Narita, Japan, en route to Kathmandu on June 15, 2012. He returned to his home country the following day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. To the left is his wife Radha.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Govinda Prasad Mainali (2nd from R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, his wife Radha (R) and their daughters arrive at Bangkok's airport from Narita, Japan, en route to Kathmandu on June 15, 2012. Mainali returned to his home country the following day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.